That tactical impasse forced the duellists into the faster-paced, best-of-four tie-breakers, which saw the Norwegian triumph and pick up a cheque for 550,000 euros ($855,601).
The tie breakers were played with 25 minutes for each player per game, while the 12 previous classical-style games lasted up to seven hours each.
Analysis of the 3 tie-breakers:
Tiebreaker 1 Tiebreaker 2 Tiebreaker 3
Caruana will still collect 450,000 euros for his efforts at The College, a Victorian-era building in London's Holborn. Carlsen has been the world's top-ranked player for the past eight years. This year was the first time the Norwegian had won the championship without losing a single game.
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